Anton Suarez opened to 500,000 from the hijack and Jack Sinclair called on the button. Jensen Bernard then three-bet jammed from the big blind and only Sinclair called.
Jensen Bernard:
Jack Sinclair:
Bernard had run into kings and didn't get any help from the runout of to go out in 16th place for €20,170.
"Very trappy!" Suarez commented about Sinclair's preflop flat. "I thought he had sh*t!"
Sadly for those in the tournament area, Bernard's exit also marks the departure of two of the room's cutest and furriest characters.
Marko Martinkovic opened to 500,000 from the hijack and Silius Moll called in the small blind. In the big blind, Leonardo Romeo three-bet to 1,750,000.
Back on Martinkovic, he moved all in for 4,925,000. Moll got out of the way, but Romeo made the call.
Marko Martinkovic:
Leonardo Romeo:
Things looked bleak for Martinkovic when the hit the board. The turn left him drawing to two outs heading to the final cards. Luckily, the hit the river just in time to give him the winner and secure the double at Romeo's cost.
Jack Sinclair opened to 500,000 in middle position. On the button, Pieter Theelen made the call. In the small blind, Robert Heidorn went for a three-bet up to 2,500,000 off a stack of about 11,000,000.
Action folded back to Sinclair who thought for about a minute before announcing "all in." Theelen let his cards go, and action was back on Heidorn.
"Oh, Jackie boy," Heidorn said, pondering the big decision. He put in the call and the two were heading to the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.
Robert Heidorn:
Jack Sinclair:
A classic flip for the chip lead. At risk, Heidorn was happy to see an ace in the window, but it was followed by something he wasn't happy about. The gave Sinclair the full house, the chip lead, and about 25 percent of the chips in play, while Heidorn was eliminated.
Leonardo Romeo opened to 500,000 from early position. On his left, Damir Savio moved all in for 2,850,000. Action folded to Gisle Olsen in the big blind who also moved all in, him for 3,575,000. Romeo snap-called for a three-way, all-in pot.
Gisle Olsen:
Damir Savio:
Leonardo Romeo:
Romeo was in golden position to knock out two players with the ultimate preflop cooler. The flop made things very interesting when the came out, giving Olsen the open-ender. The unlikely hit the turn, giving Savio the one-outer to take the lead. The river fell the .
"No, no, no, no, no," repeated Romeo, suffering another bad beat deep in the tournament. Savio raked the majority of the pot, Romeo got a small side pot, ad Olsen was eliminated.
Leonardo Romeo opened to 600,000 from the cutoff and Leandro Dirlewanger three-bet jammed a stack of 3,500,000 from the small blind. Romeo called.
Leandro Dirlewanger:
Leonardo Romeo:
Romeo had his opponent dominated and Dirlewanger was eliminated after the runout of . Romeo has taken a few sick beats as of late — including a one-outer that left his aces cracked — and finally got the best hand to hold up.
Action folded to Leonardo Romeo in the small blind, he moved all in for 4,600,000 effective in Damir Savio's stack. Savio made the call after about a minute.
Damir Savio:
Leonardo Romeo:
Romeo had Savio dominated playing for it all. Savio found good news with a deuce in the window, but the full flop was , both players hitting their kicker. The turn and river changed nothing, so Savio was eliminated.
Action folded to chip-leading Jack Sinclair in the small blind. He moved all in for 4,500,000 effective in Yulian Bogdanov's stack. Bogdanov made the call fairly quickly.
Yulian Bogdanov:
Jack Sinclair:
It was Sinclair who was dominated, looking for a ten to score the knockout. Bogdanov saw the safe flop. The turn was a dagger, though, when the hit, flipping the script and leaving Bogdanov drawing to his three outs. The landed on the river to seal the deal and send Bogdanov home.
After nearly 12 hours of play, the final table has been reached and the stage is set. A total of 85 players started the third day of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event here at the 2022 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague inside of the Hilton Prague, but only nine remain in their quest for the €496,760 first-place prize.
The record-breaking attendance for this event resulted in a prize pool of €3,856,320. The final nine have already locked up at least €45,390 and return tomorrow looking for more.
Several players are hot on Sinclair's heels, and they each made plenty of impressive plays to get where they are. Chip leader entering the day was Quentin Guivarch (8,775,000). His stack fell short several times, but always bounced back when he needed to, winning when way behind and by making trips against top-two pair.
Speaking of resilience, Leonardo Romeo (22,000,000) had his share of tests throughout the day. After building a big stack, he had to overcome both a two-outer and a one-outer to lose two massive pots, yet battled back each time to end the day in second place going into tomorrow. He was also responsible for ending PokerStars AmbassadorAlejandro Lococo's day by picking off a bluff to send him home.
Action will pick up Monday, December 12 at 12 p.m. local time in Level 35 with blinds of 200,000/400,000/400,000.
PokerNews will of course be right there to bring you all of the action as this one closes out on Monday, so tune in then to follow this one to its exciting conclusion and see if Sinclair can find a first-place finish.